外功

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (外功)		外	功
simp. #(外功)		外	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàigōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàigōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàigong
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: wài-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygong
    • Palladius: вайгун (vajgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: ngoih gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

外功

1. (martial arts) external conditioning exercises, i.e. those that focus on strengthening the muscles and bones
2. (physics) external work; work done by external forces

Antonyms

• 內功／内功 (nèigōng)